Multipurpose seat or table



Feb. 27, 1940. D. CLARKE MULTIPURPOSE SEAT OR TABLE Filed April 4, 19582 Sheets-Sheet 1.

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Patented Feb. 27,- 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,191,752 mnrunrosn'SEAT on TABLE Dumont Clarke, Manchester, Vt. Application April 4, 193's,Serial No. 200,019

1 Claim.

used as a typewriter table to support a typewriter.

Another object of my invention is to provide 10 a multipurpose seat ortable which may be arranged to provide a leg or foot rest.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a multipurpose seator table which may be folded in such a manner that the same may beplaced across the arms of a chair and used as a table to write upon. I IAnother object of my invention is to provide a multipurpose seat ortable which may be placed upon thegroimd to provide a seat portion with90, a hinged back support, for picnicsgor the like.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a multipurpose-seator table which may have the supporting legs folded in retracted po- 7sition whereby the same may be used as a T- U. shaped stool for milkingor for other purposes.

A further object of my invention is to provide a multipurposeseat ortable which will be highly.

eiilcient in use, and which will be quite inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of my applicatio Figure 1is a side elevation of my improved seat or table arranged to serve as atypewriter tablefor supporting a typewriter;

Figure 2 is a bottom plan" view of the seat or table as arranged inFigure 1;

Figure 3 is an end view of the seat or table as arranged in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a side elevation of my improved invention used as a foot andleg rest;

Figure is a side elevation of my. improved seat or table used as apicnic seat;

Figure 6 is a side elevation of the seat or table folded, and positionedacross the arms of a chair whereby the same may be used to write upon;and I Figure 7 is a side elevation of my combined seat 50 and tableformed as a milking stool.

Like characters of reference are used throughout the followingspecification and the accompanying drawings to designate correspondingDarts.

55 In carrying out my invention, I provide a multipurpose seat or tablehaving a main body portion I of rectangular shape, to which the pedestalor back support 2 is hinged at 3 and extends transversely of said bodyportion I adjacent the mid section thereof.

The pedestal or back section will be provided with the oppositelydisposed inwardly extending cutout portions 4 in its opposite side, andwith a transversely extending hand opening 5 adjacent its outer andlower end. Disposed at the outer end of the pedestal or back support 2atthe opposite corners, I have provided the rein forcing bracket supports6 and 1, which are preferably U-shaped in cross section, and are formed7 to receive the depending metal legs 8 and 9, which are in turnsupported upon the shank of the clamping handle ill. The U-shapedbracing legs Ilwill be supported in the bearings l2 onthe side of thepedestal or back support 2, and will be provided with the inwardlyturned hooked ends '20 II, which are adapted to be detachabiy receivedwithin the eyes l4 supported on the under surface of the main bodyportion I. 1

Disposed upon the under surface of the body I, adjacent the ends thereofare a pair of. spaced :5 bearing brackets l5 through which the U-shapedframe i6 will be positioned for longitudinal movement, to be eitherwithdrawn'to their extended positions, whereupon papers or othermaterial may be placed thereon and supported, or the U-shaped frame maybe pushed back into retracted position completely under the body portionl. The inner ends of the arms of the frame I6 are turned outwardly as atll to prevent the complete removal of the frame from the bearingbracket. The base portion of the U-shaped frame I6 is turned upwardly asat l8 to reinforce the said frame and to serve as -a retainer forpreventing papers and the like from falling from the said frame.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that I have provideda very efiicient and useful multipurpose seat or table which may be usedin many different Ways. When the seat or table is folded together asillustrated in Figure 6 of the drawings, a hook l9 will be receivedwithin the eye 20 on the side of the pedestal or back support 2, to holdthe parts in closed position, and to render the same readilytransportable.

In Figures 1, 2 and 3 I have illustrated the device in position to beused as a typewriter table, with the U-shaped frame extended, and withthe legs in diverging position from their support.

It willbe apparent that the height of the table 66 may be varied bythereof towards and In Figure 4 of the the device in position to be usedas a foot rest,

it will be understood that thelegswill then be folded up along the sideof-the pedestal portion and the outer end of the said pedestal portionwill be rested upon the adjacent forward close enough to the brackets l5so that when the sitioned across the arms of a chair to serveas awriting-table, the same being shown in Figure 6 end of a shaft.

In Figure 5 of the drawings I have illustrated the manner inwhich thedevice may be used as a picnic seat with a hinged back, in this manneror position, the U-shaped bracinglegs will be connected in the eyes 2|formed adiacent the bearing brackets it, thus affording an inclined backI have illustrated my device folded up and poof the drawings.

In Figure 7 of the drawings I have shown the metal legs folded up besidethe pedestal portion and the device in the position in which it will beused as a milking stool, or for any other purpose that a stool would berequired.

It will be apparent that there may be changes I in the details ofconstruction, and I do not in tend to limit myself to the exactconstruction illustrated in the drawings, for many minor changes indetail of construction may be resorted to without departure from thespirit of the invention.

When a person uses the device in the open, for a picnic seat, as in Fig.5, veryoften, in the in- I terest of the comfort that comes from apronounced backward inclination of the torso and an "upward slant of thelegs, ,the' base wiil be placed on sloping ground, the occupant facinguphill. Under such circumstances there is a tendencyfor the deviceto tipover backward, but

that tendency can be obviated by sliding the basefjextension l6 outwjdly asshown in Fig. 2,

and because the base extension I8 is loop-shaped,

- claim as new and desire be slid rearwardl'y,

the seat to be located in a different place. when the brace II is in theinclined position of Fig. 5,

the occupant pressing his back against the support 2, a more securemounting for the fingers I: of the brace is required than is afforded bythe eyes 2| alone, and the eyes 2| are. disposed fingers II are in thesaid eyes, the brackets will extend under the fingers, the bracketsserving the brace H and, therefore, may be slid inwardly to the positionof Fig. 5, whilst the fingers l3 of the brace ll remain engaged with theeyes 2|.

Having thus described my invention what I to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States is: a

A seat for out-of-door use on the ground, comprising a base, a backsupport having its lower end hinged to'the intermediate portion of thebase, eyes on the base, base, a U-shaped brace hinged in itsintermediate portion to the back support and having transverselyprojecting fingers detachably engag'ed with the eyes, a base extensionadapted to beyond the rear end of the base, to minimize the tendency forthe seat to t tip over backwardly; andbrackets located on the base, soclosely adjacent to the eyes that the brackets will extend under thefingers and give added 'securityto the mounting of the fingers, when.the fingers are engaged with the eyes, and

when an occupant exerts strong pressure against theback support, thebrackets connecting the base extension slidably with the base, the baseextension being wider than the brace, whereby "the base extension may beslid inwardly to inoperative positionwhilst the brace remains inoperative position.

nuMoN'r near the rear end of the

